Excellent Form, Excellent Paint: c. 1920s-40s Scratch Made Wooden Stables bat with minor edge wear

with minor edge wear

velvety red orchid-like bloom looking poised to swallow that butterfly

and then depending on which direction one points to boat

" I believe this phrase refers to the pastoral epithets in the New Testament

which I think has the feeling of a good luck charm

Excellent Form, Excellent Paint: c. 1920s-40s Scratch Made Wooden Stables bat with minor edge wearI love the lines in this one, and the paint on it too really quite an elegant structure in its way, as well as a humble, lovingly constructed one. With thin wooden crosses in each of the windows backed by clear film that film gone from the center window on one side but otherwise pretty well in tact. I'd like to see this one on a clean white shelf in a spare room though of course I'd also love to see it filled with horses!:) 12 1 4" l x 4 1 2" d x 5 1